Volusia County Sheriff's Office deputies said a Deltona man frightened neighbors Tuesday morning and delayed school bus routes when he fired nearly two dozen rounds from an AK-47 assault rifle.

Volusia County Sheriff's Office deputies said a Deltona man frightened neighbors Tuesday morning and delayed school bus routes when he fired nearly two dozen rounds from an AK-47 assault rifle.

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Updated: 10:25 PM EDT Sep 16, 2014

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WEBVTT NEW TONIGHT, SPENT SHELL CASINGS IT WILL EAR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD. A DAY RESIDENTS WON'T SOON FORGET. A MAN DRESSED IN CAMOUFLAGE OPENED FIRE WITH AN ASSAULT RIFLE IN DELTONA. TWO DOESEN OF SHOTS WITH FIRED. STEPHANIE KOLP WAS THERE LIVE, NO ONE WAS HURT? FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED THIS IS THE VAI CAN'T LOT IN THE NEIGHBOR WHERE HE WAS ULTIMATELY CAPTURED BUT NOT BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO TO FIRE OFF A COUPLE DOZEN HOSPITALS -- SHOTS, GUNSHOTS SO CLOSE TO HOMES YOU COULD HEAR THEM THE BACKGROUND OF 911 CALLS. DO YOU HEAR THOSE SHOTS. RESIDENTS ALONG JOINER DRIVE IN DELTONA DIALED 911 IN FEAR. WE HAVE OFFICERS IN THE AREA, JUST KEEP ME POSTED. DID YOU HEAR THEM? YEP, I HEARD ANOTHER ONE. WAS? THE STREET FIRING IN AN AK.47 IN THE AIR JOLTING RESIDENTS AWAKE AT 5:00 TUESDAY MORNING. HEARD SEQUENCE SHALL SHOTS THERE HAD TO BE TEN OF THEM JUST POPPING OFF. MY HUSBAND GOT UP AND CALLED 911 AND LOOKING AT OUR FRONT WINDOW WE COULD SEE THE BACKFLASH FROM THE GUN. FAMILIES HUDDLED TOGETHER TAKING COVER AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MY MOM CAME TO OUR ROOMS WHEN I WENT OUT OF MY ROOM WHEN TOLD TO GET IN THE BATHROOM BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMEBODY OUTSIDE. THEY FOUND 23 SPENT SHELL CASINGS AND RESIDENTS FOUND MORE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. NO ONE WAS HURT AS DEPUTIES ARRIVED ON SCENE, 911 CALLERS WERE ABLE TO HELP DIRECT THEM TO WENZEL'S HIDEOUT. TWO COP CARS WENT PASSED IT. HE HID IN HI DRIVEWAY. IS HE HIDING BEHIND A TREE? YES, YES. AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED, DEPUTIES SAY WENZEL TOLD HIM HE NEVER HAD ANY INTENTIONS TO HARM ANYONE AND HE SAW THE CANINE OFFICER, THOUGHT ABOUT SHOOTING AND DECIDED NOT TO. AND DEPUTIES SAY WENZEL'S BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS WELL ABOVE THE LEGAL LIMIT. HE'S CURRENTLY IN JAIL ON NO BOND FACING NINE DIFFERENT CHARGES.

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Volusia County Sheriff's Office deputies said a Deltona man frightened neighbors Tuesday morning and delayed school bus routes when he fired nearly two dozen rounds from an AK-47 assault rifle.